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equality and women’s empowerment are essential components of development. Accordingly,
in all three tracks, attentionshould be focused on the rights of women and to
ensuring that interventions do not inadvertently increase the risks that these women face.
Women’s access to finance, domestic energy use, women’s involvement in local service
delivery, women’s legal status and property rights, and cultural norms and values related
to gender are among the factors that should be taken into account.
Youth (boys and girls). On average, young people face higher unemployment rates
than adults, and such a phenomenon is often a source of considerable instability. At the
same time, youth groups have considerable potential with regard to contributing to
peace-building efforts. The focus will be on demand driven skills training, entrepreneurial
development, access to markets and finance, social empowerment for youth, and working
with the government and the private sector early on in both crisis and post-crisis
situations in order to develop appropriate policies and strategies for youth employment.
Private sector involvement. The involvement of the private sector, at all programming
stages, is necessary for the creation of sustainable jobs and inclusive economic growth.
UNDP’s Private Sector Strategy promotes the development of “inclusive markets,” these
being markets that work better for the poor. Priority interventions in regard to the private
sector include policy advisory support to governments that wish to establish legal and
regulatory frameworks for rule-based, non-discriminatory markets; assistance for value
chain development in market sectors that offer the prospect of sustainable growth and
transition to higher-value-added and better remunerated forms of employment; the
development of innovative pro-poor business models and public-private partnerships;
the promotion of entrepreneurship for the poor and women; and advocacy for corporate
social responsibility.
“Without the energy of the private sector, without private enterprise, private initiative, private savings,
private resources, we won’t make it in terms of stimulating recovery and development…. The
private sector is, indeed, the driving force in development [and] we need a very strong but lean state
working with the private sector, not to undermine it but to strengthen it.”
—Kemal Dervis, Former UNDP Administrator, speech of 3 February 2006, published in UNDP (2007),
UNDP Private Sector Strategy: Promoting Inclusive Market Development
Participation. The meaningful participation of all crisis-affected groups in the identification
of priorities for the livelihoods and economic recovery process and in the design,
implementation, and monitoring of related interventions is essential for programme
sustainability, gender sensitivity, conflict prevention, and peace-building. Special attention
is therefore required in order to ensure that the voices of excluded, marginalized,
and vulnerable groups are heard and taken into account.
Environmental sustainability. The sustainable use of natural resources and environmental
sustainability of livelihoods programs are a priority. Important entry points are
the creation of green jobs as well as reviving economic activity through working with
value chains e.g. based on bio trade or non-timber forest products working with
partners such as UNCTAD or UNEP. A major engagement will be undertaken vis-à-vis
extractive industries and identifying opportunities for enhancing crisis-affected people’s
livelihoods early on both during periods of crisis and post-crisis.
Livelihoods & Economic Recovery in Crisis Situations